WOOSTER, Ohio - A five-goal flurry during a 5:42 stretch over the final minutes of the first half and opening moments of the second stanza, which included two goals and two assists from senior Carly Carey, paved the way for The College of Wooster women's lacrosse team's fifth North Coast Athletic Conference tournament championship overall. Fueled by the run, the Scots downed Kenyon College 11-6 Sunday in the finals of the NCAC Tournament hosted by Wooster at Carl Dale Memorial Field.

With the win, the Scots receive the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament, which is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, May 6.

The top-seeded Scots found themselves tied 2-2 with Kenyon, the No. 2 seed, at the 14:15 mark of the first half. Then, Carey converted a free position attempt with 4:13 left, and just over two minutes later, she assisted on a nifty goal to her younger sister Madison Carey, kick-starting the title-clinching run.

Carly Carey tacked on her third goal of the game :14 later, lifting Wooster to a 5-2 halftime advantage. Out of the break, Hillary Darragh received a pretty pass from Carly Carey at the 28:48 mark, and just 17 seconds later, classmate Taryn Higgins became a part of the scoring run with an unassisted tally.

The Ladies (12-5) weren't done yet, scoring the next three goals of the game to come within two at 7-5, and eventually again at 8-6, but Wooster tacked on three goals over the final 6:36 of play, and pulled away for the victory.

Carly Carey finished with a Wooster-high six points on four goals and two assists, and was selected to the all-tournament team along with Darragh, who chipped in with three goals and two helpers, defender Britta Harman, and goalie Jamie Dannenberg, who recorded 16 saves in the championship game.

The Ladies were led by three players who recorded two tallies on offense including Liz Hancock, landing her a spot on the all-tournament team. Between the pipes for Kenyon, Chase Krueter finished with 22 saves. They were joined on the all-tourney squad by teammates Meghan Henshall and Brigid Donahue.

Rounding out the all-tournament selections were Cassedy O'Neill and Amanda Wilson from Denison University, and representing Wittenberg University were Hannah Fox and Megan Meige.

The NCAA will announce the pairings of its Div. III Women's Lacrosse Tournament on Sunday night. The last visit the Scots made to the national tournament was back in 2007, when they traveled to Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., for an opening-round game, falling to the Generals by a 14-4 count.